Lynda Kaye Frazier, USA Today Best Selling Author

                Let me start by saying I love Stephen King. He's a talented, gifted writer, and an amazing person. But I have yet to read one of his books to the end.                        They scare the daylights out of me. It's not that I haven't tried. I have. I even own eight of them. His writing is just so descriptive, and realistic, that I end up with nightmares. Who wants to have clowns invade your dreams, or have a car chase you into a nightmare from hell. As a writer I strive to be just like him. His readers are loyal and they count the days until his next one is released. I know, I live with one.  I want to have a shelf like this one filled with my books some day. Stephen King knows his craft. His books are well written and show the long hours he puts into them with the physical and emotional details in each one.         ...

     Halloween is such a fun and magical time of the year. Children are busy deciding who they want to dress up as. The pumpkin patches open for the fun trips to pick out the biggest, and best, and apple cider is flowing as you sing songs on an open hay ride in the cool night air.                                    Sounds wonderful, right?  Now let me tell you why Halloween makes me want to close my door. lock it tight. and hide under my bed until day break. I hate scary things. Yep, I  said it. Things that lurk in the dark, and go bump in the night turns me into a big baby, hiding under the blankets. I loved taking the kids out on Halloween, but made sure we were in early. When we would walk up to a house decorated for the evening, with things jumping out from the bushes, I was the one running away, screaming. My children would laugh at me and continue on thei...